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Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade
The tax and fee changes that Gov. Janet Mills put forward last week in her budget only add up to about $150 million in a ...
Maine hospitals sound alarm about proposed cuts in Gov. Mills’ budget
The reimbursement rate cutbacks would amount to about a 36% cut in Medicaid payments to some doctors, according to hospital ...
Maine Gov. Janet Mills' new budget plan faces mounting criticism
The governor says her budget takes a balanced approach and still holds onto core investments, but even some fellow Democrats ...
Gov. Mills' budget plan faces criticism, including some Dems voicing 'concerns'
The spending plan keeps commitments to the governor's core programs while proposing DHHS cuts and an increase in certain ...
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Maine hospitals sound an alarm over state budget cuts
Gov. Janet Mills' budget includes cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated doctors, nurse practitioners ...
Maine higher education leaders praise governor’s proposed budget
Gov. Janet Mills' $11.6 billion spending plan includes a 4% increase for higher education, an extension of the free community ...
Proposal to increase Maine’s cigarette tax draws praise and concern
Health advocates have lauded Gov. Janet Mills' proposal for a tax increase on cigarettes, though some businesses are ...
Gov. Mills proposes 3-month limit on emergency housing assistance
The proposal in the governor's update to the current budget is intended to rein in ballooning costs in the state's General ...
Mills seeks hike on cigarette, pot taxes to offset budget gap
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is proposing to hike taxes on cigarettes and pot while scaling back several public health programs to ...
Maine Republicans push back against proposed budget, new taxes
Maine Republicans are pushing back against Governor Janet Mills’ proposed budget and the new taxes needed to fund it.
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Republicans blast proposed tax increases in Gov. Mills' budget
While Gov. Janet Mills did not propose any broad-based tax increases, such as to the income tax, the Democrat has proposed ...
Gov. Janet Mills to deliver State of the Budget Address later this month
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Tuesday that she will deliver her State of the Budget Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. The governor will deliver the address to a Joint Convention of the ...